Mukesh Sharma

Dr. Mukesh Sharma, a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India, is a fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering. He obtained a Master’s degree from IIT Kanpur and a Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo, Canada. Dr. Sharma served the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi, for ten years. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Guelph, Canada, and Kyoto University, Japan. His areas of research: air quality monitoring, modeling and management, exposure assessment and simulations. He has published/presented over 100 papers in journals and conferences. His significant contributions include (i) expert adviser to international agencies, WHO, International Council for Clean Transport (ICCT), Clean Air Asia, Manila, UNEP and the World Bank, New Delhi; (ii) development of national air quality index for the overall status of air quality and health impacts; and (iii) formulation of national air quality standards. The International, national media and journals; Nature, Science, The Economist, UK, British Broadcasting Corporation, Time Magazine, and Wall Street Journal have highlighted his work.